Urban metabolism research can quantify the movements and transformations of matter and
energy in cities, and can provide insights for alleviating urban resource and environmental …

During the 50 years since the concept of urban metabolism was proposed, this field of
research has evolved slowly. On the basis of an analogy with an organism's metabolism, the …

Ecological economics was formally established in 1989 with the ambitious vision of
developing a new economic paradigm embedding the social and economic systems in the …

Cities are urged to promote green infrastructures to reduce their global environmental
impacts, while simultaneously adapting to the global climatic variability that such impacts …

Rapid urbanization results in high nitrogen flows and subsequent environmental
consequences. In this study, we identified the main metabolic components (nitrogen inputs …

Mangroves sequester significant quantities of organic carbon (C) because of high rates of
burial in the soil and storage in biomass. We estimated mangrove forest C storage and …

While youth are active participants in urban and educational spaces, young people's lived
experiences are understudied in geography. In this study, I investigate the ways that youth in …

Cities are a common and natural characteristic of both nature and human cultures over the
last 10,000 years. Ecologically, both natural and human cities are regions of concentrated …

This dissertation comprises an introduction and four manuscripts and is organized into two
main sections: agriculture and energy. Three of the four manuscripts have been published …